We sometimes wonder what exactly tooth abscess is. This is not rocket science at all. It is basically an infection around the tooth muscle or even inside it. This type of tooth can be very painful. It can ruin a date, meeting, days or even months. In case abscess spreads, one can lose his or her tooth. It can also further relate to health problems.

The main causes of tooth abscess are damaged tooth or even an untreated tooth decay or mostly cavity. It can also arise from gum disease. These are the main infectious factors that foster into this disease. Generally a pulp is formed from the untreated cavity inside our tooth. It is said that the bacteria spreads all over. It affects the tooth tissue in turn creating an abscess.

The basic symptoms for an abscess tooth:

1. Acute pain: the affected person suffers throbbing pain. It occurs when you chew.
2. Swollen Gums: the gums become red and swollen.
3. Salty Taste: A bad salty taste appears in the mouth.
4. Fever: This cause of tooth leads to fever.
5. Blood oozing out: Blood oozes out.
6. Tender Tooth: tender tooth is a major symptom and leads to aching teeth.

Treating Abscess is very easy:

1. Antibiotics are generally prescribed to kill bacteria that cause the infection. These antibiotics help you reduce the pain.
2. The doctor generally drills a hole in the effected tooth to drain out the bacteria and relieve the patient from acute pain.
3. Sometimes doctors even prefer to do a root canal to remove the infected pulp from the tooth.
4. The tooth is removed if the patient is against root canal.

To reduce the pain it is best suggested to take the doctor's advice. He might ask you take pain killers for swollen gums. Generally Tylenol or any such painkillers is suggested.

In today's world curing this type of tooth is not an issue at all. In fact it can be cured at ease. Some certain basic facts should be kept in mind while curing the aforesaid disease. If the mouth is very dry then several sips of water should be consumed. Sometimes it is also suggested to chew sugar-less gum or even a sugar-less candy.

Treating tooth abscess is a cake walk these days; the aforesaid facts give you the basic details of the disease. Doctors should be consulted before any usage of medicine.

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